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Fireball

Spell

Fireball

Physical

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Instant castVision Range

Hurls a wicked nasty flaming projectile.

Fireball

Tooltip

Hurls a wicked nasty flaming projectile.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). Its area radius is 100 yards. It triggers Boulder.

What it does

Fireball is a spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards. When cast it launches a missile in a 100 yard radius. It also casts Boulder.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Trigger Missile (32)
Radius: 100 yards
Trigger spell: Boulder

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Fireball appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 273 separate Spell records named "Fireball". This page is record #75862. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#36971school: Fire; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37111school: Fire; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37329school: Fire; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37463school: Fire; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38641school: Fire; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38824school: Fire; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39267school: Fire; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#40554school: Fire; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#40598journal encounter: Illidan Stormrage; school: Fire; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#40877school: Fire; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41383school: Fire; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41484school: Fire; duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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